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What the acronym really stands for

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Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Posted on 4/29/2000 9:45 AM MST


In Reply to: A little response to some that have been given to me.. posted by colleen on 4/28/2000 10:57 PM MST:



FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Or in Jon Abad's words, 'For Inspiration and Recognition of Sillyness and Tragedy'

Both of these work well standing for FIRST. The first one is obvious as it is the actual. I mean, come on, this is a robotics competition after all. The second one I think stands just as well for FIRST. I'm sure at least a few of you are scratching your heads about it. Think about it. Sillyness. Tragedy. How much more exact can you get than this?! Yeah, I'm sure you're thinking about how those words lack any and all relation to a robotics competition, but these words just *SO* work for it.

Yeah. Sillyness and Tragedy. Where do I start with this? Okay.

I'll start with Tragedy first since that would be the one that sounds more anti-FIRST-like. Tragedy. Every team goes through this. Mind you there are many different levels of this for all teams, but everyone has at least a little. It could be anything from missing a bus over to competition in Florida meaning you missed opening ceremonies to losing a corporate partner to having to not let someone be on the team because of grades to losing a match to not having something on your machine work to... to... to... I'm sure you can think of many more than this. I have faith. :-) Just please don't work too hard on this and come up with too many Tragedies.

Or maybe you should. Work with me on this one. Only reason I say this: the Tragedy can be solved. If you've had a Tragedy this year, then it's given you something to work on for next year. In doing to, if you can fix it, this makes your team stronger. So, in a way, having a Tragedy is a good thing.

Now I'm really hoping that made at leasta little bit of logical sense to someone out there. Because before I started writing this thing, never once had I thought that I would be calling a Tragedy a good thing. So now that I'm hoping that I have at least a little bit of sanity left... (Wait, is that possible?? I do FIRST...)

Sillyness. You and I both know that there is a wicked lot of this in FIRST (please pardon the New England terminology). One thing comes to mind from Nationals. A certain team and a certain sign around the time of picking alliances. And everyone has fun on their team as well. Be it working on the robot at 5 am for the third day straight laughing about someone saying 'toaster over' two days ago or the silly team cheers that are brainstormed or getting stuck at Pleaseure Island at 2 am for a half hour waiting for a bus and then walking back to the hotel anyway or the team spirit your team has during one of your matches even if it is just a practice one (it's still Thursday, of course you're going to get odd looks) or the huge amount of pins that's on your shirt as you wonder why you're so hot or the body paint and hair dye that you use at competition or the team party or... or... or... There are many more Silly things that have been done by teams. Some of them will never be lived down. You've had fun this year at some point. And yes, you've had fun with your team.

You know why? Because the whole FIRST community is your team. There will always be someone there for you when you need someone.

And to quote my buddy Steve Shade, 'Think of it as things aren't always what they seem.' No matter how bad it seems things are, it will get better. It's just a matter of time and effort. Most, if not all, Tragedies can be resolved. Now always can you do it on your own, but you will always have help.

You know the places to start looking for help. But don't ever assume that it's the only place to get help. Everyone knows the definition of assume: it makes and $@#$@#$@# out of U and ME.

As always, look to your friends for help. And remember your 'friends.' The whole FIRST community. We're all here for you. And by posting on these boards, well, this was as good a place as any to start looking for help.

And right now, I wish I could remember the words that Mr. Martus said at the web hug so I could quite him. Everything he says is always very well said. But you were there. You know what he said. And for those who weren't, maybe Mr. Martus would be so kind as to post what he said at the web hug to tell everyone. Mr. Martus knows what's up. He's been doing this for I don't know how long. But it's been long enough for him to come up with The Dean's List (which is an AWESOME idea).

So yeah. I hope I didn't wander off the subject all too much and I hope I helped out at least a little bit. I actually wrote this last night in response to your first post, but after reading the one you responded with, I decided that this response was applicable to both postings. I'm here for you and everyone else. But you all knew that already. :-)

Kate
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